Through the typical path of the heavy metal poisoned and chemically injured, it took years of being misdiagnosed, mismedicated, and dismissed by doctors for her to recognize her set of symptoms as part of a much larger problem. She attended The Institute of Integrative Nutrition in 2001-2002, which started her on her healing path. The growth of the Internet around this time eventually allowed her to connect with others on a similar journey to share personal experience and hard-earned knowledge. Little by little, she learned.
This website emerged out of an undying hope to use her years of research and personal experiments with diet, supplements, chelation and other alternative practices to help others in their search for health. This website is meant to fill in the gaps that she found during her online research, and to complement existing sources of information and support.
A few important things Julie has learned above everything else:
- One must always remain at the helm of their own personal care
- There is no magic bullet–never put blind faith into one doctor or treatment
- What works for one does not always work for another–due to variability of individual biochemistry, and many other factors
- What works for one may change over time–re-evaluate your treatment plan every now and again
- Never give up hope
Julie recently left the East Coast to explore chemical free living in Arizona. She finds great joy in tribal bellydance and arabic hand-drumming, and in discovering new paths to wellness.
Related Professional Training
NUTRITION
- graduate of the Professional Training Program at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, NYC 2002
- certified as a Holistic Health Counselor by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP) 2002
WRITING
- worked as a copywriter for Aveda, a beauty and lifestyle company with a sustainability mission, as well as other private clients with a holistic focus 2001-2004
INTERIOR DESIGN | SPACE PLANNING
- completed the Ecovillage and Permaculture Design Certificate Program at Lost Valley Educational Center, Dexter, Oregon 2004
- accepted into the Intensive Semester in Sustainable Architecture at ECOSA Institute in Prescott, Arizona 2004 (Due to the emergence of severe Chemical Sensitivities from local conditions, Julie unfortunately had to leave this program after the first month.)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Design and Analysis / Interior Design from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1988
MARKETING | BUSINESS
- graduate of Marie Forleo’s Rich, Happy and Hot B-School, 2011
It’s wonderful to find such a resource on the internet for those who are struggling to find answers to their health problems and can feel so isolated and overlooked by mainstream society.
We are the ‘yellow canaries’ who are feeling the first effects the overwhelming toxicity in our environment. Let’s hope that society wakes up to how we are polluting our planet, food supply etc. before everyone becomes ill.
We need to have a system of medicine based on keeping people healthy through education and empowerment. And that means teaching young and old that they can maintain their health and help themselves to prevent disease through foods, nutrition, and healthy lifestyle choices. The public needs an incentive to make proper choices on an individual basis. They need to see the positive and negative effects of these choices. “Research Technology” can provide to an individual the “yardstick” to measure health change between “Time A – (the present) and Time B – (after intervention). We can reduce disease burden.
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I have been writing about medicine for 25 years. Ten years for Time Magazine. Wrote a series of cover stories for Time and USA Weekend on Toxic mold. I’ve recently completed a book about Environmental Illness/MCS.
Title: They’re Poisoning Us!
From The Gulf War to the Gulf of Medicine.
I’d like to have the publicist email you the media kit. Is there an email address she could mail it to?
Sincerely,
Arnold Mann
I am so grateful to have found a website that integrates the multiple symptoms that I have been living with for years. I completely agree that I am the only truely responsible party in my quest for health. Although I am not willing to close my mind to traditional treatments, I hope to choose the most natural and least toxic methods of achieving a stronger body and a clearer mind.
I am a member of The Global Indoor Health Network, an association of advocates for non-toxic living environments.
Dear Fellow Traveler:
I love the way you designed your website. Any chance you can help me get mine so where it is user friendly?
I am a poet/artist (haiku and japanese forms) and the author of PURPLE, the poem. If you do this sort of thing, I would love to hear from you, or perhaps you can recommend someone.
I am an acupuncturist/nutritionist, student of Klinghardt
and Bob Marshall of Premier Research Labs and have been working on Lyme and its buddies for a number of years.
Wishing you splendid health,
Alexis Rotella
So much good energy emanating from this website!
Hello Julie
My daughter 11yrs old has Lyme disease. I was reading in Healing Lyme by Stephen Harrod Huhner you have a website with practitioners listed. I can’t seem to find that website. Can you please let me know how to find that information.
Hi Victoria,
The website is http://buhnerhealinglyme.com/ and the direct link for the practitioners page is: http://buhnerhealinglyme.com/resources/herbalists/. It may be outdated, as we have not added anyone in several years but is a good starting point. Best, Julie
Hi, was diagnosed with lyme disease, but after taking antibiotics im still suffering joint and muscle pain. In addition, one of my most bothersome symptom is a heaviness in my legs, a swelling feeling that I must elevate them otherwise they feel like they’ll explode. Strange. Can anyone relate to this symptom? :(
Hi Evelyn,
If you want to discuss your symptom experience with others, I encourage you to join our social network and start a discussion in our forum: http://planetthrive.ning.com/. Best, Julie